Dana may be happy now but I think it's a darn shame that Ireland's Eurovision mocking entry hasn't made it through the semi-finals. Maybe a Turkey puppet ripping into the competition was too much for mainland Europe to take; I guess they must have all gone for a cup of tea when the Azerbaijan entry took the stage.
[shudder]
Well they scared the bejebus out of me, with the wings and the high-pitched..
*koff*
Moving swiftly on, here are the gigs that caught my among the back pages of this week's NME:
Hot Club de Paris @ The Joiners, Southampton - 03/06/2008
I Was A Cub Scout @ The Barfly, Brighton - 10/06/2008
I Was A Cub Scout @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 11/06/2008
The Rascals @ The Barfly, Brighton - 14/06/2008
The Gutter Twins @ Komedia, Brighton - 26/08/2008
Spiritualized @ The Pyramids, Portmouth - 14/10/2008
Pendulum @ The Guildhall, Portsmouth - 28/11/2008
The meagre pickings above will probably be foisted upon the SoMC Events Calendar at some point over the Bank Holiday weekend. Then again I may find myself in the comfort of a beer garden with a cold beer in one hand and a bag of salted peanuts in the other, in which case all bets are off as one beer inevitably leads to another. And several after that.
Quite.
When the Events Calendar is up to date it provides a usual service for the average gig monkey, full as it might be of gigs not unlike these:
Showaddawaddy, Sweet and The Rubettes @ The Anvil, Basingstoke - 22/05/2008
Bob Brozman @ Ashcroft Arts Centre, Fareham - 22/05/2008
Little Fish, Big Squirrel and Multicoloured Green @ Little Johnny Russell's, Portsmouth - 22/05/2008
John Crampton @ The RMA Tavern, Portsmouth - 22/05/2008
Big D & The Kids Table, Sonic Boom Six and Random Hand @ The Joiners, Southampton - 22/05/2008
The Bizets @ The Fawcett Inn, Portsmouth - 22/05/2008
Alex & The Ligers, The Model Village and Moses Firebird @ The Railway, Winchester - 22/05/2008
Emily Barker and Aitch @ The Square Brewery, Petersfield - 22/05/2008
Sinnerboy (Rory Gallagher tribute) and Larry Miller @ The Brook, Southampton - 23/05/2008
The Frank & Walters and Major Melon @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 23/05/2008
Mary Jane @ The Hobbit, Southampton - 23/05/2008
The Modern Fighting Vehicles, Ardentes and The Wookies @ The Joiners, Southampton - 23/05/2008
Ruby Turner @ Komedia, Brighton - 23/05/2008
Sine Star Project and Jonny Dare @ The Railway, Winchester - 23/05/2008
Laurie Anderson @ The City Hall, Salisbury - 23/05/2008
The Jim Jones Revue, Skulls and Thee Exciters @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 23/05/2008
Mor Karbasi @ The Forge, Basingstoke - 24/05/2008
All Time Low, Cobra Starship and Broadway Calls @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 24/05/2008
Medeski, Martin & Wood @ The Dome, Brighton - 24/05/2008
The Storys @ The Brook, Southampton - 24/05/2008
Cliff Gator Band @ The Brewery Bar, Botley - 24/05/2008
Graham Robbins @ The RMA Tavern, Portsmouth - 24/05/2008
Lachlan Horne @ The Hobbit, Southampton - 24/05/2008
N'Faly Kouyate @ Salisbury Arts Centre - 24/05/2008
The Reason, The Sinnicks and Daniel Ash @ The Joiners, Southampton - 24/05/2008
Adem and Nancy Elizabeth @ Komedia, Brighton - 24/05/2008
The Mopes and The Supernovas @ Lennons, Southampton - 24/05/2008
Capital X, 202 Did This To Me and Death At Sea @ The Railway, Winchester - 24/05/2008
DC Fontana @ Soul Cellar, Southampton - 24/05/2008
One Weird Fish @ The Square Brewery, Petersfield - 24/05/2008
Moral Soul @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 24/05/2008
Spiral Architects @ The Fawcett Inn, Portsmouth - 24/05/2008
Andy McKee @ The Brook, Southampton - 25/05/2008
The Terry Reid Band @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 25/05/2008
Remain Silenced, Exile Arise and Insinerate @ The Joiners, Southampton - 25/05/2008
Tinariwen and Juldeh Camara Trio @ The City Hall, Salisbury - 25/05/2008
Joe Lean & The Jing Jang Jong and Beggars @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 25/05/2008
Fran & Mike @ The Platform Tavern, Southampton - 25/05/2008
Splendid Eddie and The Acid Test @ The Railway, Winchester - 25/05/2008
Pete Harris Blues Band @ The Fat Fox, Portsmouth - 26/05/2008
Jump The Underground and Go-X @ The Joiners, Southampton - 26/05/2008
Leptany, Full Proof, The White Coats and God Send @ The Railway Rifles Club, Portsmouth - 26/05/2008
Mojito and My Endeavour @ The Edge of The Wedge, Portsmouth - 27/05/2008
Natty, Racing Green and Captain Bud @ The Joiners, Southampton - 27/05/2008
The Pigeon Detectives @ The Guildhall, Portsmouth - 27/05/2008
Solent City Jazzmen @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 27/05/2008
John Coghlan's Quo @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 27/05/2008
Dirty Pretty Things @ The Corn Exchange, Brighton - 28/05/2008
Robin Trower and Aynsley Lister @ The Brook, Southampton - 28/05/2008
Harper @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 28/05/2008
Scissor Sisterz (Scissor Sisters tribute) @ Chicago Rock Cafe, Fareham - 28/05/2008
Cut The Blue Wire (unplugged) @ The Edge of The Wedge, Portsmouth - 28/05/2008
The Titanic Survivors, The Vision, Ten Letters and Tom Goodridge @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 28/05/2008
Not Advised, Waiting For Sirens and Paige @ The Railway, Winchester - 28/05/2008
The Visitors, Sonerty, Escape Story and Life With Max @ The Alma Arms, Portsmouth - 28/05/2008
Late Of The Pier, Joey Nightmare and Hold Fast @ South Parade Pier, Portsmouth - 02/06/2008
Laura Veirs @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 11/07/2008
Bill Wyman & The Rhythm Kings @ The Brook, Southampton - 12/07/2008
The Young Knives @ South Parade Pier, Portsmouth - 18/07/2008
Hadouken! @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 18/07/2008
The Blow Monkeys @ Komedia, Brighton - 09/09/2008
Blood Red Shoes @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 13/10/2008
Spiritualized @ The Pyramids, Portsmouth - 14/10/2008
The Rifles @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 20/10/2008
Tonight's Waster again features the finest indiepunkelectrorockdance in town courtesy of the Southsea Mafia DJs, who'll be spinning the wheels of steel at Portsmouth's Liquid Envy from 2200 (where entrance is just £1 before 2230. As of June Waster will be moving to a more hangover friendly Thursday night, which is nice.
The second Oxjam event organised by Out Of The Void takes places at The Hobbit this weekend. The line-up for the all day session this Sunday, 25th May, features DJ sets from Ozpital, Out-Break, Udy, Old Harry Rox, Quextal, Jung, Paulie P and The Dude. Doors open 1300-0100 and there's a suggested donation of £2 to get in.
The popular Sunday afternoon concerts at Southsea Bandstand return for another series of free shows throughout the Summer. As in previous year's each concert covers a particular musical genre; this year's selection features Jazz, Bhangra, Folk, Ska, Salsa and Country & Western to name but a few. The first concert is this Sunday, 25th May, and has a Tribute/Cover theme. Portsmouth-based Pink Floyd tribute band Delicate Sound Of Floyd headline with support from One Weird Fish and Pathway. Details of this year's series of shows can be found on the VisitPortsmouth website.
There's a FREE evening of punk at The Fawcett Inn in Portsmouth this Friday, 23rd May, courtesy of local promoter Southsea DIY. The line-up features Crazy Arm, OK Pilot, The Dead City Stereo and Olive Ann. Doors open at 2000.
The Hobbit hosts another all day mini-festival this Bank Holiday Monday, the line-up for which includes Queen tribute Break Free, Hawkwind support act Tribe of Cro, Wiltshire indie outfit Imber State Circus and Sophie's Pigeons from Manchester. The day also marks the farewell of local band Timshel who round of the live performances with their final set. Entrance is FREE before 1400, £3 before 1800 (£2 after) and last entry is at 0100.
The guest performers at Roger Courtney's Open Mike Club this week are Milton Keynes prog-rockers Device and Portsmouth alternative rock outfit Infra Red. Doors open at The Barn at The Milton Arms at 1900 tomorrow, Thursday 22nd May, with the first band onstage at 2000 following the first Open Mike session. Admission is, as always, FREE!
And that concludes the voting for the SoMC jury for this week. This afternoon I have been mostly listening to the mellifluous tones of Tom McRae, Guillemots and Elbow. Be sure to join me next week when I'll be recovering from The Subways the night before.
Allez, c'est la maintainent!
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